Tonga vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Tonga
38.0%
in 2015
Upper middle income
18.9%
in 2019
Tonga rank
34th
Upper middle income rank
34th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Tonga
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 38.0% against 18.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 19.1%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Tonga ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 147 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tonga Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 16.4% 37.3% 21.0% Upper middle income
2000s 6.9% 35.9% 28.9% Upper middle income
2010s 38.2% 21.6% 16.6% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Tonga or Upper middle income?
Tonga, at 38.0% against 18.9% in Upper middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Tonga and Upper middle income?
19.1%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Upper middle income?
7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Tonga and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Tonga ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.